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The Pale Fox
Author: M. Griaule and G. Dieterlen - This is an important book in Dogon studies because it was written by two of the pioneering anthropologists in the field. It focusses on a Dogon cosmology, a complex creation Product details Publisher...
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THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD AND MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS
When Amos Tutuola's first novel, The Palm-Wine Drinkard, appeared in 1952, it aroused exceptional worldwide interest. Drawing on the West African Yoruba oral folktale tradition, Tutuola described the odyssey of a devoted palm-wine drinker through a nightmare of fantastic adventure....
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The Palmer Raids: The History of the Arrests and Deportations of Anarchists and Communists in America during the First Red Scare
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"The war power is of necessity an inherent power in every sovereign nation. It is the power of self-reservation and that power has no limits other...
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The Panama Canal: The Construction and History of the Waterway Between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the construction written by workers and their family members*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or...
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THE PANTHER & THE LASH
The poems in The Panther and the Lash are the last testament of a great American writer who grappled fearlessly and artfully with the most compelling issues of his time.In this, his last collection of verse, Hughes's voice—sometimes ironic, sometimes bitter, always...
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The Panzers: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany's Most Famous Tanks during World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading World War II was the culmination of a quarter century of tank development, and it would also be the first major test of tanks in mobile warfare, during which...
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The Parker Inheritance
Publisher:Arthur A. Levine Books Pub Date: 03/27/2018 A Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor winner * Four Starred Reviews * Over Ten Best-of-Year Lists"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with...
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The Parthenon: The History of Ancient Athens' Most Famous Temple
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing the Parthenon *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “What I would prefer is that you should fix your eyes every day on the greatness of Athens...
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The Parthian Empire: The History and Culture of One of Ancient Rome's Most Famous Enemies
"The Parthians in whose hands the empire of the east now is, having divided the world, as it were, with the Romans, were originally exiles from Scythia. This is apparent from their very name; for in the Scythian language exiles...
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The Partition of British India: The History and Legacy of the Division of the British Raj into India and Pakistan
Beyond its obvious influence in areas like trade and commerce, the East India Company also served as a point of cultural contact between Western Europeans, South Asians, and East Asians. Quintessentially British practices such as tea drinking were made possible...
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The Partition of India and the British Mandate of Palestine: The Controversial History of Great Britain's Post-War Partition Plans and the Aftermath
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is technically 69 years old and counting but has its roots in over 2,000 years of history. With so much...
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The Partition of Ireland and the Troubles: The History of Northern Ireland from the Irish Civil War to the Good Friday Agreement
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The Honorable Member must remember that in the South they boasted of a Catholic State. They still boast of Southern Ireland being a Catholic State. All I boast of is that...
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The Partition of the British Mandate of Palestine: The History and Legacy of the United Nations Partition Plan and the Creation of the State of Israel
The conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is technically 69 years old and counting, but it has its roots in over 2,000 years of history. With so much time and history, the Middle East peace process has become laden with...
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THE PARTY
Shaeyla Andrews, Baltimore s premier party and event planner, has spent most of her life with her high school sweetheart Randall Jameson, but over the years the love she once felt for him has waned, making her question her self...
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The Patchwork Quilt
Publisher: Dial Books Twenty years ago Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney created a warmhearted intergenerational story that became an award-winning perennial. Since then children from all sorts of family situations and configurations continue to be drawn to its portrait of...
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The Patriot Traitor: The Life and Legacy of Benedict Arnold
*Explains Arnold's achievements for the Americans, his treason, and how he has been remembered.*Includes pictures of Arnold and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Neglected by Congress below, distressed with the small-pox; want of Generals...
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The Patty Hearst Kidnapping: The History of the Controversial Abduction, Crimes, and Trial that Shocked America
*Includes pictures *Includes Heart's own accounts of her kidnapping and case *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “For me, my awakening came when I was kidnapped.” – Patty Hearst "I finally figured...
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The People from Here: The History and Legacy of the Washoe
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“It is said that Col. Connor is determined to exterminate the Indians who have been killing the Emigrants on the route to the Gold Mines in Washington Territory. Small...
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The People Remember
Publisher:Balzer & Bray/Harperteen Pub Date: 09/28/2021 From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut picture book—a tour de force that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk about the history of African Americans. This lyrical, powerful tribute is...
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THE PEOPLE'S POET: EMERGING PERSPECTIVES ON NIYI OSUNDARE
This book explores the emergence of the award-winning Niyi Osundare, a modern Nigerian poet. It examines how Osundare started in Ikere-Ekiti as a “farmer-born, peasant-bred” oral singer to becoming one of the world’s most celebrated African poets. Osundare has won...
$247.99